Then Johanan the son of Kareah spake to Gedaliah in Mizpah secretly saying, Let me go, I pray thee, and I will slay Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and no man shall know it: wherefore should he slay thee, that all the Jews which are gathered unto thee should be scattered, and the remnant in Judah perish?
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The verse 15 is found in chapter 40 of Jeremiah. Johanan informs Gedaliah of Ishmael’s conspiracy and asks permission to eliminate him preventively. Gedaliah refuses to believe that the danger is real. His decision reveals the fragility of leadership after Jerusalem’s fall and prepares the assassination that will trigger further consequences.
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Da sprach Johanan, der Sohn Kareahs, zu Gedalja heimlich zu Mizpa: Ich will hingehen und Ismael, den Sohn Nethanjas, erschlagen, daß es niemand erfahren soll. Warum soll er dich erschlagen, daß alle Juden, so zu dir versammelt sind, zerstreut werden und die noch aus Juda übriggeblieben sind, umkommen?
Entonces Johanán hijo de Carea habló a Gedalías en secreto, en Mizpa, diciendo: Yo iré ahora, y heriré a Ismael hijo de Nethanías, y hombre no lo sabrá: ¿por qué te ha de matar, y todos los Judíos que se han recogido a ti se derramarán, y perecerá el resto de Judá?
Entonces Johanán, hijo de Carea, le dijo en secreto a Gedalías en Mizpa: «Déjame ir a matar a Ismael, hijo de Netanías, y nadie lo sabrá. ¿Por qué habría de quitarte la vida, haciendo que se dispersen todos los judíos reunidos contigo y perezca el remanente de Judá?».
Et Jochanan, fils de Karéach, dit secrètement à Guedalia à Mitspa: Permets que j'aille tuer Ismaël, fils de Nethania. Personne ne le saura. Pourquoi t'ôterait-il la vie? pourquoi tous ceux de Juda rassemblés auprès de toi se disperseraient-ils, et le reste de Juda périrait-il?
Oltre a ciò, Giohanan, figliuolo di Carea, parlò di segreto a Ghedalia, in Mispa, dicendo: Deh! lascia che io vada, e percuota Ismaele, figliuolo di Netania, e niuno lo risaprà; perchè ti percuoterebbe egli a morte, laonde tutti i Giudei, che si son raccolti appresso di te sarebbero dispersi, e il rimanente di Giuda perirebbe?
Todavia Joanã, filho de Careá, falou a Gedalias em segredo, em Mizpá, dizendo: Irei agora, e ferirei a Ismael, filho de Netanias, sem que ninguém o saiba; por que razão te tiraria ele a vida, de modo que todos os judeus, que se têm congregado a ti, fossem dispersos, e perecesse o restante de Judá?
加利亞 的兒子 約哈難 在 米斯巴 私下對 基大利 說:「求你容我去殺 尼探雅 的兒子 以實瑪利 ,必無人知道。何必讓他害你的命,使聚集到你這裏來的 猶大 人都分散,以致 猶大 剩餘的人都滅亡呢?」
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